A/N: Sorry if this chapter seems a little drawn out, it kinda was, but i liked the end result. Read and review.
-FIVE DAYS LATER-
-Alixa-
I stood outside the ninja academy with Naruto and Sasuke as we waited for Sakura to show up.
"You don't think she chose not to participate do you?"
Naruto asked and I scoffed at his lack of trust in his teammate.
"Please, Sakura would never miss an opportunity this big."
I said and they both turned to look at me. I simply crossed my arms and leaned back against the side of the building.
"Then where is she?"
Naruto asked with a frown and I rolled my eyes.
"Why don't you turn around and look you idiot."
I said and he growled at me before he and Sasuke sensed Sakura coming towards us.
"Sakura! Uh, hey you're late."
Naruto said shocked and I just shook my head at him.
"Uh right, sorry guys."
She said with a smile and I picked up a small hint of fear in her scent and looked at her confused, but shrugged it off as we went inside. I groaned as I smelled a Genjutsu as soon as we walked through the door.
'Really? Do they think we're idiots?'
I wondered and looked around at my team as we went up the stairs to see if they noticed it too. If they did, they sure didn't show it. As we got to the top of the 'third' floor I noticed a crowd had gathered and we pushed through to see what was going on. I sighed exasperated as I saw two kids blocking the way into the room. They beat back a kid in a green jumpsuit with a bowl cut just like Guy's. I shivered as I remembered that pedophile.
"You're taking the Chunin exams, but you can't even get past us."
The one with the spiky hair said and I crossed my arms as the one wearing the bandana said something about giving up while we were ahead. I watched as a girl in a pink top tried to go through, but got knocked back. I suppressed a growl at the fact they just hit a girl. Kunoichi or not, I didn't like guys hitting girls unless they deserved it. Someone in the crowd said they were being harsh and that got the spiky haired kid to react.
"Did you say harsh? Don't kid yourself. We're being nice by comparison. The exams are going to make this look like a picnic."
"Some of you won't survive the exams."
The kid in the bandana said and I was really getting tired of them yapping like they knew everything.
"Others will be wrecked for life and some of you may go crazy. For Chunin it's always life and death."
I rolled my eyes as Sasuke led us forward some more as the spiky haired kid said something about how Chunin were qualified to lead missions and that we should be tough enough to take the heat.
"Delicate little girls, don't belong here."
The spiky haired kid said and I growled making Sakura look at me. When the bandana wearing kid said something about us girls going home to play with our dolls I clenched my hands tightly and pushed past Naruto and Sakura and walked up to the two kids.
"Go home and play with our dolls? Is that the only thing us girls can do?"
I asked annoyed and the spiky haired kid smirked at me.
"Yeah. Girls are weak, both emotionally and physically. The Chunin exams is no place for you, so go home to your mommy while you still can."
He said and I growled at him.
"I suggest you step aside before I toss the both of you out the window."
I said through clenched teeth. I was really close to snapping, he shouldn't have said anything about my mother.
"Ha, you couldn't even if you tried."
He said and just as I was about to step forward to show him I could Sasuke walked up to us and laid a hand on my shoulder. He had his other hand in his pocket, looking as bored as ever but I could tell he was just as pissed off as I was. My team knew what happened to my mother and father, so they knew why I'd gotten so upset.
"I personally don't feel like having to explain to the Hokage why he needs to replace the window in the academy."
He said as Naruto and Sakura came up and stopped infront of the two kids.
"Now both of you, step aside and let us through."
He said as he dropped his hand from my shoulder.
"And while you're at it, reverse the Genjutsu. We can see through your illusion anyway. We're going to the third floor."
He said and I heard whispers of confusion from some of the other genin who thought we were already on the third floor.
"Well well…."
The spiky haired kid said.
"So you noticed the Genjutsu ah?"
The kid in the bandana said.
"Go ahead, tell them Sakura. I'm sure you and Alixa saw it before anyone else did."
Sasuke said and Sakura looked at him confused.
"You two have the sharpest eyes and the best analytical skills on our squad. You must have seen this coming a mile away."
He said and I couldn't help but smile at him. Seems like he knew about the Genjutsu as well.
"I must have?"
Sakura asked in a fake confused voice and I smiled even more as I realized she noticed it too.
"Well sure, of course. Sure, I spotted it right away. This is only the second floor."
She said with a smirk and my smile widened so much that I was showing my fangs. I heard Naruto agree with us, but I knew he had no idea there was a Genjutsu going on.
The sign over the classroom changed from 301 to 201, proving us right. The spiky haired kid scoffed at us.
"Well aren't we the smart ones? So you noticed an illusion."
He said and I didn't like the way he said that. I could tell by his voice that he was up to something.
"Now let's see you deal with this!"
He said before flipping and sending a kick towards Sasuke who reacted with a kick of his own. I heard something from my left and saw the boy in the green jumpsuit move at speeds I didn't think a human possessed and stood between the two of them, blocking each of their kicks. I felt the shock of everyone else in the room except for the girl in the pink top and the guy with the rather long hair.
"Hey, what happened to the plan?"
The guy with the long brown hair asked as he and the girl walked up to the guy in the jumpsuit.
"I thought you were the one who said to keep a low profile and don't let anyone see our skill level."
He said and I frowned at the patronizing tone of his voice.
"I know but…"
The bowl cut boy said and I ignored the others as I saw him look at Sakura with a small blush on his face.
'Oh you have got to be kidding me. He did it because he wanted to show off infront of her?'
I thought and mentally sighed. He turned and walked over to me and Sakura and stood infront of her. I noticed the bruises on his face were gone, guess those were part of the illusion too.
"My name is Rock Lee. You are Sakura right?"
He asked and I looked at him confused. Was there a point behind all this? I looked at Sakura and saw she was as lost as I was.
"Please be my girlfriend."
He suddenly said holding up a hand with his thumb sticking up. He winked at her and smiled and I bit the inside of my lip to keep from bursting out laughing.
"I vow to protect you with my life."
He said and I blinked in surprise and turned to see what Sakura had to say and bit down harder when I saw her look at him with a what the fuck look on her face.
"Definitely..not."
She said and I looked back at Lee to see him look so heartbroken.
"Why?"
He asked and I looked back at Sakura for her response, this was kinda funny.
"Because you're a weirdo."
She said simply and I giggled at her comment making him look at me. His eyes widened and I stopped giggling to see what he was going to do next.
"You are just as beautiful as Sakura. Since she will not be my girlfriend, how about you?"
He asked and I blinked a couple of times in surprise before I realized he was serious.
"I don't think so."
I said and he looked even more heart broken than before.
"Why?"
He asked again and I just looked at him.
"I just met you, you don't even know my name, you just asked out one of my best friends, and you're wearing a green jumpsuit and have the same haircut as someone who keeps asking me to marry him so in my mind, you're a mini-him which is a major turn off."
I listed off the reasons one after another and by the time I got to the last part Sakura and Sasuke started laughing while Naruto looked at me confused.
"Hey you, over here."
The guy with the brown hair asked and I saw Sasuke turn to look at him.
"What's your name?"
He asked and I could feel Naruto's anger from beside me, but ignored it.
"You too."
He said to me and I blinked in surprise before walking over and standing next to Sasuke who had his hands in his pockets.
"You know, it's common courtesy to give your own name before asking someone else's."
I said, but it didn't seem to phase him.
"Hey you're both rookies aren't you? How old are you anyway?"
He asked and I rolled my eyes. I saw no point in answering his questions, but I was going to see what Sasuke was going to do first.
"I'm not obliged to answer."
He said coolly and I couldn't help but smirk.
"What's that?"
The guy asked and I turned to look at him. On closer inspection I noticed his eyes were a rather odd color. They were a pale purple, almost lilac color and they had no pupils. The girl giggled and I rolled my eyes at her before turning around and walking back to Sakura to see that Lee boy and Naruto sulking by the wall.
"Hey, Naruto, Sasuke, Alixa. Come on, let's go."
Sakura said and we all nodded and started walking down the hall. She tried holding hands with me and Sasuke as we walked, but I pulled my hand back. She looked at me confused until I winked at her causing her to blush.
'You're welcome Sakura.'
I thought as we headed for the third floor.
"Hey you! With the attitude, hold on."
I heard the sound of that Lee kid's voice and we all stopped and turned to see him standing behind us.
"What do you want?"
Sasuke asked and I looked between the two and rolled my eyes.
"I want to fight. Right here and right now."
Lee said and I sighed.
"You want to fight me here and now huh?"
Sasuke asked narrowing his eyes at him.
'What the hell is it with all these damn interruptions? Is this going to be happening a lot?'
I wondered getting slightly annoyed. If so then I was going to give Kakashi a really big piece of my mind the next time I saw him.
I ignored Lee's babbling about how everyone kept talking about the Uchiha clan and some other useless jazz that I had no interest in, but when I smelled his embarrassment I looked up.
"And also…"
He said looking at Sakura and I looked at him slightly curious.
"I love you."
He said and I laughed when she screamed and started freaking out about his eyebrows and his hair style. It was rather hilarious. Then to top it all off he started blowing kisses at her and she tried dodging them as if they were real things. I was laughing so hard my sides hurt. All too soon there was a serious atmosphere around us again and Lee and Sasuke were staring each other down until Naruto claimed he wanted to fight Lee first, but Lee said he only wanted to fight with Sasuke. Then Naruto, being Naruto, started running at him without thinking.
'Oh enough of this shit.'
I thought before appearing between the both of them just as Naruto got close. I held up a hand and stopped them both although Lee hadn't really moved.
"Stop it, both of you. I don't give a damn who wants to fight who right now, you're all starting to give me a headache."
I said and Naruto looked at me confused while Lee looked at me in shock.
"Now both of you shut up and save it for later on in this fucking exam or so help me I'll tie you both together and hang you upside down from the Hokage monument for the birds to feed on your entrails."
I said and Naruto stepped back, but Lee ignored me and said something to Sasuke that made him charge at him. Before I could move to stop them Naruto pulled me out of the way and those two started to fight.
"Dammit let me go Naruto."
I said struggling against his hold, he had a surprisingly strong grip.
"No."
He said and I groaned until I saw Lee kick Sasuke across the room. I watched as he stood back up and was shocked when I saw he'd activated his Sharingan. I watched from Naruto's arms as they continued to fight, but somehow Lee kept managing to land blow after blow on Sasuke.
'Despite the fact I don't want to admit it, Lee's pretty good.'
I thought as I watched in awe. I watched as Lee kicked Sasuke up into the air and followed him. I'm not sure what Lee was about to do, but the bandages on his arm unraveled and I could tell he was about to do something that would injure Sasuke for a while when the bandages were suddenly pinned to the wall and Lee landed in a crouch before a rather larger turtle. Naruto let me go as Sakura caught Sasuke. I heard Lee talking to the turtle about something, but I was having a hard time getting my head to wrap around one fact.
'He's talking to a turtle.'
I thought.
'And it's talking back.'
Shakelle said and I just shook my head in disbelief. I listened to their conversation until the turtle said something that caught my attention.
"Come on out Guy Sensei."
'D-Did it just say Guy?'
I wondered as I stared at the two infront of me.
'Please oh please tell me it didn't just say-'
I stopped mid thought when the pedophile from the times I'd gone to the bar suddenly showed up ontop the turtle's back with a puff of smoke. I moved behind the others while Guy just punched the shit out of Lee then went off to talk about something about running off into the sunset.
'Okay, maybe if I can get out of here without him noticing me then I won't have to deal with his crazy marriage proposals.'
I thought as I tried to sneak towards the pillars, but sadly the Kamis decided my life wasn't fucked up enough.
"You!"
I heard Guy's voice and froze.
"Youthful Maiden!"
He yelled and I turned to see him suddenly behind me. The others gasped in shock, but I just glared at him.
"Please young flower, do me the honor of marrying me!"
He shouted as he got down on one knee infront of me. The others, even Lee, stared at him in shock. I growled in annoyance before hitting him really hard on the head making him fall to the floor.
"Why can't you get it through that thick ass skull of yours? I am not going to marry you!"
I shouted and turned away from him and crossed my arms. He got to his feet and said something about just what he'd expect from Kakashi's students.
"You know Kakashi sensei?"
Naruto asked and I groaned. Why did everything have to be so bizarre?
"Yes, we are rivals."
He said and I tuned him out. After a while my headache was getting so bad that I was about to start screaming.
"Alright enough of this shit."
I said getting everyone's attention.
"You're Kakashi's rival, good for you. No one here really cares. You."
I said turning to look at Lee.
"You've got major issues, but you didn't even really want to fight Sasuke, so deal with your own issues and leave my team alone before you piss me off."
I said before rounding on Naruto and Sasuke.
"And you two."
I said and they both flinched.
"The next time you start trouble that could easily be avoided I'm going to make you two wish you'd never been fucking born."
I said and they both paled considerably.
"Now, we're leaving before my headache turns into a migraine and I decide to go primitive on all of your asses."
I said before grabbing both Naruto and Sasuke by the back of their shirts and started to head up stairs, pulling them along with me.
"Come on Sakura."
I said over my shoulder without looking back.
"Uh, right."
She said before I heard her following me. I didn't stop until we reached the classroom. I released the two idiots and glared at them before crossing my arms and waiting for them to lead the way.
'Great, now I've got to deal with whatever they throw at us in this stupid exam with a fucking headache.'
I thought with a frown. But at least I got to see a somewhat interesting fight.
